Canada Labour

• Metro strike deal raises the bar for grocery store workers, experts say

  More than 3,700 Metro workers went on strike at the end of July after rejecting their first tentative agreement, fighting for better pay.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2023
  
• Canadian MPs back bill requiring companies to crack down on forced labour

  The labour minister ensured government backing for the private member's bill that would make firms and government departments scrutinize supply chains.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2022
  
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• Liberals aim to prevent Canadian companies from using slave, child labour: minister

  A bill is being prepared that would require Canadian firms and government departments to scrutinize supply chains with the aim of protecting workers.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2022
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• Canadian small businesses face labour shortage despite wage hike, report finds

  Business owners have attributed the labour shortages to workers avoiding work in a public setting during the pandemic, as well as the previous federal COVID-19 income supports.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
• ‘Next to impossible’: Kelowna company struggling to hire qualified workers

  The jobless rate in Kelowna is 4.4 per cent, one of the lowest in the country, according to a Statistics Canada report.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2021
• Canada needs 20,000 new electricity workers by 2022 to keep power flowing

  Canada's electricity providers say they need to appeal to a younger and more diverse workforce if they're going to keep the country's lights on.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019